Regional Council Non Pro Derby.
Carolyn Gorrill on Who Whiz Einstein
(139½) was reserve to Dennis in the
Limited Open Derby. Erin Neylon
on Lil Miss Genius, also on 139½,
shared this award with Carolyn and
was reserve in the Non Pro Derby.
Greg Peters on Okies Fancy Step
(139) and Hayley Saunders on Nu Nu
(138) filled the reserve places in the
Intermediate Non Pro Derby and the
Limited Non Pro Derby respectively.
Our Youth riders started the
competition day on Saturday. Chase
Huff on Quirran Lea Spinamiss
edged out Tobin Smart on Sonitas
Calendar Girl for the blue ribbon in
the Short Stirrup. Grace Christoffel
and Lethal Katie (69½) won the
champion’s buckle for the Graham
Hargreaves Memorial Youth 14 to 18
Years with Kayla Kington on QMatch
Cool Jake sliding into reserve by
half a point with 69. Amelia Baker
and A Hollywood Whizz also put
down a score of 69½ in the Youth 13
Years and Under class to take the
champion’s buckle ahead of Jordan
Rogers on Voila Petit Pas (67).
Around 30 riders followed next in
the concurrently run Limited Open,
Limited Non Pro and Prime Time
Non Pro classes. Kurt Melling and
Predator threw down the gauntlet
with their score of 72. Nobody could
catch or better this score, although
Jessica Watson and Einstein Flashy
Jac tried hard on 71. These two
combinations filled the champion and
reserve places for both the Limited
Open and Limited Non Pro classes.
Denise Milgate and RKN Two Eyed
Kid (70½) won the Prime Time Non
Pro Championship ahead of Reserve
Champion Robyn Ross on Hustlin For
Chicks (70).
The women of reining came to the
fore in the next class, the Michelle
Halliwell Memorial Open Ladies.
Beautiful rose-coloured sashes were
awarded up to 10th place. In equal
third place on 69 were Tania Powell-
Gibson on Flirt With A Wimpy, Robyn
Ross with Atomic Blonde and Lyndal
Lindsay on Outlaw Whizz. Bridget
Connelly and Do Me A Favour (70½)
stepped into second place but nobody
could catch Sharon Leddington-Hill
and Migs Shez Dynamite who blew
them all out of the water with a
scorching score of 72. The winner
received a garland, a beautiful
embroidered rug sponsored by
Jolene King and Smarty Rugs, and a
presentation pack of horse grooming
goodies from Judges Choice.
Saturday evening and the show
was drawing to a close. Competitors
released from show commitments
joined